Election Schedule

2025-2026 Bill 880: Election Schedule - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 880
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Massey and Rankin
Document Path: SR-0515KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2026
Introduced in the House on February 12, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Election Schedule
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/3/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/3/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/4/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

2/4/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Judiciary

2/5/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 13
)

2/5/2026

Senate

Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day (
Senate Journal-page 13
)

2/6/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 1
)

2/12/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 35
)

2/12/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 35
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/03/2026
02/04/2026
02/04/2026-A

Recalled

February 4, 2026

S. 880

Introduced
by Senators Massey and Rankin

S. Printed 2/4/26--S.

Read the first time February 3, 2026

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A joint Resolution

TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MEMBER OF THE General Assembly
SUBMITS AN IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION PURSUANT TO SECTION
8-1-145
ON OR BEFORE
MARCH 1, 2026, THEN THE ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY SHALL BE CONDUCTED
CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CANDIDACY FILING AND ELECTION SCHEDULE APPLICABLE TO THE
2026 ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
If a member of the
General Assembly
submits
an irrevocable resignation pursuant to Section
8-1-145
on or before March 1,
2026, then the election to fill the vacancy shall be conducted concurrently
with the candidacy filing and election schedule applicable to the 2026 election
for members of the House of Representatives.

S
ECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.

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